Munich - Dubai - Cairo /
Heritage is extremely important for the car companies in Europe and the USA. In the Middle East and North Africa region we find that automotive heritage hardly plays any role, except in some few countries such as Jordan where they have an impressive Royal Automobile Museum with some of the best cars ever built.
Now BMW is also keen on reminding its fans ......read more

Barcelona - Dubai - Cairo /
Vodafone McLaren Mercedes driver and 2008 Formula 1 world championship Lewis Hamilton made it a thrilling Barcelona race on Sunday as he chased Sebastian Vettel from the 20th to the checkered flag. The reigning world champion had to work every centimeter of the race-track as he took his fourth victory of the season for Red Bull out of five races, and the ......read more

London - Stuttgart - Cairo /
The results of the 2011 International Engine of the Year Awards have today been announced at Engine Expo in Stuttgart, Germany. The global jury, consisting of 76 of the worldâ€™s most respected and popular motoring journalists from 36 countries, including Auto Arabia's editor Mohamed Sheta, voted Fiatâ€™s innovative and diminutive 875cc ......read more

Seoul - Dubai - Cairo /
Unlike its sister-company KIA Motors, which is collecting, and especially in Egypt, one bad news after the other, Hyundai Motor Corporation is collecting one good news after the other, not only on a local or regional level but also on an international level.
So, while KIA is suffering from a reputation problem and an apparent ignition-code-hacking ......read more

Wolfsburg - Dubai - Cairo /
The Volkswagen Group reported a further rise in global vehicle deliveries for the first four months of this year. Europeâ€™s largest automaker delivered 2.66 (January â€“ April 2010: 2.34; +13.9 per cent) million units during this period, once again clearly outperforming the world market (+7.7 per cent). The company also reported a rise for the ......read more

London - Dubai - Cairo /
For many motorcycle lover the ultimate motorcycle heaven is on top of a Ducati, a Harley Davidson or a Bimota. Now, this might change a little bit after the MV Agusta F1 RR hits the showrooms.
RR, the magical acronym that immediately brings to mind the world of competition. The bike for special individuals who demand the most exhilarating riding ......read more

The legendary N?¼rburgring will host the racing debut of Lexusâ€™s full hybrid CT today (14.5.2011) when the luxury hatchback lines up on the starting grid for a gruelling endurance race.
Primed by Gazoo Racing, the motorsport specialists responsible for the racing Lexus LFA, the CT is competing in the Adenauer ADAC Rundstrecken-Trophy, contested over six hours on one ......read more

Volvo Car's commitment its "DRIVe Towards Zero" mission was reaffirmed with the news that it is the most improved brand in the top twenty in JATO's latest report1, "A Review of CO2 Car Emissions across Europe FY2010" with average emissions of just 157.5g/km.
Volvo's success can be attributed to the continuing effort of both its drivetrain and design team ensuring each engine and ......read more

Gaydon - Abu Dhabi - Cairo /
Aston Martin announces an exciting new collaboration with renowned Italian design house Zagato in the 50th anniversary year of the iconic DB4GT Zagato. The first product of this renewed working partnership will be shown for the first time at the famous Villa Dâ€™Este Concours this month, with a racing debut at N?¼rburgring later in the month. ......read more

Istanbul - Abu Dhabi /
Sebastian Vettel dominated the Turkish Grand Prix to seal a third win of 2011 as a fierce fight was taking place behind him.
While the battles behind the 2010 World Champion were both fierce and demanding for the drivers, while being entertaining for the spectators, the German Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel made smooth progress, building a lead of almost ......read more

Wolfsburg â€“ Dubai â€“ Cairo /
Motorsport fans in the Middle East never had a chance a to see a company-backed Volkswagen racing car in action in any local or regional rally. This will change in 2013 when the Polo R WRC will compete in the WRC, which by then will hopefully still have a round in Jordan.
"We have invited you to join us here in Olbia to ......read more

Affalterbach â€“ Abu Dhabi - Cairo /
Roadsters and convertibles in the Middle East are not as popular as in Europe, mainly due to the climate conditions. But it is improving year by year, especially when such stunning cars as the SLS AMG Roadster enter this segment.
After the â€?gullwingâ€™ version, the open-top variant is the second car to be independently developed ......read more

Wolfsburg â€“ Dubai - Doha /
This year convertible fans in the Middle East and North Africa region can expect at least two exciting new models from Volkswagen, Europeâ€™s largest car manufacturer.
One of the them is the successor of the iconic Golf convertible and the other one is the very successful Eos 2011 model, which has just been launched in the Middle ......read more

Maranello - Dubai /
Ferrari is taking the lead in the luxury supercar segment with the introduction of the innovative Ferrari Genuine Maintenance programme that covers all the scheduled maintenance for the first seven years, regardless of vehicle mileage. The programme covers all new Ferrari California, 458 Italia and FF models and is provided at no additional cost to the ......read more

Le Mans - Dubai /
Seven weeks ahead of this yearâ€™s 24-hour race in Le Mans (FR), BMW Motorsport made an important step forward in its intense preparation programme for this classic endurance race. Together with 52 other cars, the two BMW M3 GTs with car numbers 55 and 56 took to the â€œCircuit de la Sartheâ€? on Sunday, completing a total of 147 laps.
The team made ......read more

Ingolstadt - Le Mans - Abu Dhabi /
The Audi R18 TDI had a successful first public appearance at Le Mans. 24,987 enthusiastic fans witnessed how Audi Sport Team Joest prepared for the 24 Hour race (on June 11/12) on Easter Sunday with all three cars and drivers. The innovative sports car with its ultra lightweight technology set the two fastest times at the end of the test day which ......read more

Luton â€“ Following a request via the Department of UK Trade and Investment, Vauxhall Motorsâ€™ Special Vehicles (SVS) division has demonstrated its Single Vehicle Architecture (SVA) equipped Insignia to over 100 senior members of the French police and its fleet procurement managers.
Held at the British Embassy in Paris, and welcomed by the Ambassador, attendees at ......read more

21.04.2011 / New York - Dubai - Cairo /
Chevrolet is a big name in the Middle East and North Africa. The brand is very popular in the gulf region and there is even a small assembly factory in Cairo (Egypt) operated by General Motors Egypt (GME). Although electric and hybrid cars are not very popular in the Middle East region yet, this might change soon with the Chevrolet Volt if ......read more

21.04.2011 / New York - Dubai - Cairo
Although the future of Aston Martin is quite unclear these days, this did not affect the beauty and charm of the Aston Martin Rapide.
At a press conference hosted by Bridgestone Corporation and the New York International Auto Show, the Aston Martin Rapide was declared the 2011 World Car Design of the Year.
"Aston Martinâ€™s Director ......read more

21.04.2011 / New York - Dubai - Cairo /
Ferrari fans and owners in the Middle East have one more reason to be proud of the Italian brand Ferrari.
At a press conference hosted by Bridgestone Corporation and the New York International Auto Show, the Ferrari 458 Italia was declared the 2011 World Performance Car.
The Ferrari 458 Italia was chosen from an initial entry list of ......read more

21.04.2011 / New York - Cairo - Dubai /
At a press conference hosted by Bridgestone Corporation and the New York International Auto Show, the Nissan Leaf was declared the 2011 World Car of the Year.
The Nissan Leaf was chosen from an initial entry list of thirty-nine (39) new vehicles from all over the world, then a short list of ten, then three finalists: the Nissan Leaf, the ......read more

19.04.2011 / Affalterbach â€“ Dubai - Cairo /
Ducati MotoGP works driver Nicky Hayden (29, USA) took delivery of a CLS 63 AMG for his personal use on the 5th of April 2011. Visiting Affalterbach to receive the keys to his new car, the 2006 motorcycle world champion was clearly impressed by the passion and enthusiasm of AMG staff at the site.
Just two days after taking third ......read more